One of the more exciting prospects in the Southern California boxing scene is the Joel Diaz-trained lightweight Manuel Mendez (10-1-2, 6 KOs) of Indio. Mendez, always a strong starter, dropped challenger Ricardo Maldonado (6-5-1) of Renton, Wash. in…
For Brett Rather, fighting consecutive days apparently took its toll as the Las Vegas super heavyweight was not allowed to compete Tuesday at the US Olympic Boxing Trials in Mobile, Ala. Rather was to face Laron Mitchell of San Francisco in a…